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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
4
An elderly health ad extols a vegetable compound by Mrs. Finkham claiming to cure bloating, nervousness, cramps, irritability, and female weakness. It asserts effectiveness for uterine derangement, kidney complaints, and backache, urging readers to write for confidential information.
An account details a fishing camping trip two and a half miles from Freeburg with St. Louis visitors catching 886 fish in a sequence of days. Largest bags weighed 8.5 pounds, jack 4.5 pounds, cat 24.5 pounds, including 126 bass and 84 jacks. The party returned to Marshal with more fish than any group before.
Business generally improved with fewer frictions in deliveries and strong demand for iron, steel, wood, and building materials. Western rail traffic and grain movement rose, with tighter stocks and need for replenishment. Prices varied with modest gains in wheat and corn, while hogs and cattle eased. Failures in Chicago district declined slightly. broader optimism and easy money noted. Bradstreet's Commercial Report cites better retail, reorders, and summer sale momentum across regions.
Regional price listings show Chicago cattle from 4.00 to 6.00, hogs 4.00 to 5.57, sheep 3.00 to 5.00, and grains with wheat 1.02 to 1.04, corn 0.54 to 0.56, oats 0.50 to 0.58, rye around 0.70 to 0.78, hay and butter and eggs priced across several regional stations including Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo and New York with steer and lamb ranges also noted.
A Lebanon Kentucky resident reports severe back and kidney pain from a kidney disorder. After trying various doctors, Doan's Kidney Pills provided quick and lasting relief. The testimonial from W Walls, Superintendent of Streets, praises the remedy as a blessing and notes price at 50 cents per box.
A corp oration secretary recalls that a congressman would not lend his vote to their scheme. The president questions the secretary and urges finding the man again to obtain the safe combination, implying a coercive plan to influence the vote.
The Garfield report suggests packing industry profits run about two percent of business, lower than mills and other trades. Government census data from 1900 are cited to question the beefeaming “beef trust” argument. A joke about Bret Harte’s Little Breeches follows, with Harte correcting a compliment from a gushing reader.
A Maine woman describes years of monthly misery from irregular female functions. She credits Dr William's Pink Pills with restoring her health after four doctors failed. After using several boxes she gained strength and vigor, feeling as youthful as a sixteen year old. Carmel addresses are cited.
A dialogue shows Sonr Grapes and Cordelia quipping about proposals and practice. Gertrude jokes that no girl could have refused him, while Cordelia suggests he ought to have the matter well learned by now.
A warm weather health note extols Mull's Grape Tonic as a cleansing stomach and bowel tonic. It claims the remedy, with nearly 50 percent grape, strengthens digestion, prevents constipation, and reduces heat related ailments and debility during summer.
Mrs. Alfie Eton of Bellevue Michigan recounts years of unbearable eczema on body and face. She credits Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with rapid relief after one use, urging others to write for confirmation. A second quip notes a society woman entering a theater late due to chores.
A fragmentary OCR text mentions foxes, wind, and a bettie in unclear phrases. The readable parts reference weather or natural elements and a casual tone, with no clear event or entities to identify for a full news item.
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